I wonder if those earrings were Charles' token of appreciation for Kate's impromptu hostessing duties at CH. Just speculating.....

ETA - a poster on another forum speculated that these earrings could have been a wedding gift from the Queen, possibly a part of the Greville estate which is known to have many art-deco jewels. We can only speculate, but they definitely do have the AD design.

I love her hair as she wears it tonight: down and swooped smoothly on one side and pinned back on the other. Very dramatic and beautiful -- and it gave us a good look at some lovely earrings we have not seen her wear before. The bracelet is her now-standard evening dress-up fare that we saw at the BAFTA dinner and when she substituted recently for The Prince of Wales.

I think if you look closely, Kate's earrings have a flat paddle-like effect while Anne's is more of a single drop style. There is a difference, but it's hard to see Anne's earrings clearly. What a knockout she was in her younger days, BTW.

I wonder if those earrings were Charles' token of appreciation for Kate's impromptu hostessing duties at CH. Just speculating.....

ETA - a poster on another forum speculated that these earrings could have been a wedding gift from the Queen, possibly a part of the Greville estate which is known to have many art-deco jewels. We can only speculate, but they definitely do have the AD design.

Looking at both - bracelet and earings - I am wondering a little bit. Both have a touch of Art Deco - but with this geometrical design, they could also be quite new. (that's the lovely thing about art deco pieces ). Whatsoever - I am thrilled that the DoC (Cambridge) is starting to use some of the bigger pieces. Maybe she was following our board discussions?

And I know you'll probably think I'm way out in left field, but I immediately thought of the quintessential example of art deco architecture when I saw these earrings: the Chrysler Building in New York. The inverted central part of the earrings just seemed to emulate the outline of the building (sans antennae). What do you think?

Definitely in agreement about the hair; if Kate put it up in a Grecian style to emulate the style of the dress, she'd have looked extremely sophisticated and those earrings would have been brilliantly displayed.

someone posted this on a fb fanpage called "what kate wore" - very interesting the earrings really appear to be the same ....

Quote:

Similar earrings, via a blog comment from 'French Girl,' they are part of a 2010 blog post previewing an upcoming vintage jewelry trunk show. To see the entire post: Metier: Estate Jewelry Trunk Show Preview

Just click on the link in the post, it is really incredible how similar the earrings look ...

Yes, Kate is a princess and is ranked as such, but is styled as the Duchess of Cambridge rather than Princess William.

And, Kit, I have to agree about the earrings; they look amazingly like Kate's from what I can see from her photos. Really lovely detail. And one of us lucky ladies can buy the paste version for $775 US!

And I know you'll probably think I'm way out in left field, but I immediately thought of the quintessential example of art deco architecture when I saw these earrings: the Chrysler Building in New York. The inverted central part of the earrings just seemed to emulate the outline of the building (sans antennae). What do you think?